Area of the East Bay
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The Tri-Valley is an area in the outer East Bay in northern California.
I-580, I-680, and CA-84 highways go to the region. These roads, however, can be become very busy at almost any time of year.
Read in the guideThere are major roads around the area, making travel relatively easy. There are two freeways (interstate highways), the I-580 and the I-680, along with a California State Route, the CA-84.
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Dublin is a city of 65,000 people (2019) on the northern side of Alameda County, in California's East Bay region. It's an expanding city, constantly making its way into the golden-colored foothills of the Diablo Range on its eastern and western sides.
For the city in Texas, see Pleasanton (Texas). Pleasanton is a city in the outer East Bay of the San Francisco Bay Area.
Livermore is a suburban city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. Like its neighbor Pleasanton, it lies in the Tri-Valley region; however, Livermore is closer to the Altamont Pass, which separates the Tri-Valley from the vast San Joaquin Valley.
San Ramon is in the southwest part of Contra Costa County in the Bay Area of California.
Danville is a suburban town in Contra Costa County in the San Francisco Bay Area, nestled in the valley between Mount Diablo and the Las Trampas ridges. Formerly a farming community that was home to a Southern Pacific Railroad station and later the playwright Eugene O'Neill, it is now a wealthy suburb with lots of greenery and has been rated the safest city in California.
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